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Category: Radar

Tornadoes producing damage on the ground detectible by dual-polarization radar

Posted in Radar, Research News on November 18, 2010 by Susan Cobb.

Recent analysis of data from NOAA NSSL’s prototype dual-polarization radar during a significant tornado outbreak in central Oklahoma this past spring showed debris from a damaging tornado.  This critical information can help a forecaster confirm…

Tags: dual-pol, Hot Items, Issue: October/November 2010, Radar Research News, technology, Zrnic

Phased array radar captures evolution of a tornado at close range

Posted in Radar, Research News on November 17, 2010 by Susan Cobb.

Subtle features in thunderstorms captured by rapid scanning phased array radar could alert forecasters to the potential of severe weather.

Tags: Hot Items, Issue: October/November 2010, May132009, NWRT, oklahoma, PAR, rotation, TVS, WSR-88D

NSSL technology helps American Red Cross respond faster

Posted in R2O, Radar on September 22, 2010 by Susan Cobb.

The American Red Cross of Central Oklahoma is using a suite of tools developed by NSSL to revolutionize the disaster assessment process following severe weather.

Tags: decision making, disaster assessment, Hot Items, Issue: September 2010, partnership, real-time data, WDSS-II

NSSL/CIMMS team wins prestigious award for phased-array radar research paper

Posted in People News, Radar on September 9, 2010 by Susan Cobb.

A team of NSSL/CIMMS scientists were awarded the prestigious Professor Dr. Vilho Vaisala Award for their Outstanding Research Paper, “Rapid Sampling of Severe Storms by the National Weather Radar Testbed Phased Array Radar.”

Tags: Hot Items, Issue: July/August 2010, NWRT, phased array radar

NSSL shares radar research across the border

Posted in Collaboration, Radar on June 8, 2010 by Susan Cobb.

Environment Canada scientists visited NSSL on June 7 and 8 to learn more about dual-polarization research in preparation for the dual-polarimetric upgrade to their weather radar network.

Tags: dual-pol, Environment Canada, Hot Items, Issue: May/June 2010, qpe, snowfall estimation

New enhanced radar scanning strategy to be tested

Posted in Radar, Research News on April 26, 2010 by Susan Cobb.

Focused observations of storms lead to faster updates since the radar does not waste time scanning clear-air regions.

Tags: ADAPTS II, Hot Items, Issue: April 2010, PARISE, Torres

NSSL prepares for first study of operational impacts of faster radar data

Posted in Radar, Research News on March 27, 2010 by Susan Cobb.

NSSL will conduct the first experiment to directly compare how forecasters issue warnings based on data provided at current radar update rates, with warnings issued based on faster data updates provided by Phased Array Radar (PAR).

Tags: Hot Items, Issue: March 2010, PAR, PARISE

NSSL’s mobile radar team goes to the Olympics

Posted in Collaboration, Radar on March 1, 2010 by Susan Cobb.
NO-XP staff in Birch Bay

Researchers from NSSL’s Radar Research and Development Division are perfecting their radar relay handoff as they rotate through Birch Bay, Washington to operate the NOAA-Xband dual-POLarized (NO-XP) mobile radar in support of the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tags: Issue: February 2010, NOXP, RRDD

NSSL taps community to make precipitation reports

Posted in Radar, Research News on February 1, 2010 by Susan Cobb.
robin on holly bush

The Winter Precipitation Identification Near the Ground (W-PING) project invites public observations of winter precipitation from volunteers within a 90-mile radius of Norman, Okla. Go to http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/projects/winter/

Tags: Hot Items, Issue: January 2010, radar research, W-PING, winter weather

Mobile radar to assist weather nowcasting for 2010 Olympic Games

Posted in R2O, Radar on December 28, 2009 by Susan Cobb.

NSSL has sent a team of researchers and the dual-polarized X-Band mobile Doppler radar to the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Tags: Hot Items, Issue: January 2009, mobile radar, NOXP

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